New York A 7779: Relates to veterinary care for retired law enforcement and retired fire investigation dogs

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A07779 Summary:

BILL NOA07779A

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SAME ASSAME AS S10422

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SPONSORStern

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COSPNSRGandolfo, Bronson, Burdick, Clark, Epstein, Hevesi, Jacobson, Jones, Kelles, Levenberg, Lunsford,
 McMahon, Paulin, Ramos, Rivera, Rosenthal, Santabarbara, Simon, Stirpe, Woerner, Zinerman

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §844, Exec L

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Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish a veterinary care program to care for retired law enforcement dogs in the service of or utilized by law enforcement agencies and retired fire investigation.

Go to top A07779 Actions:

BILL NOA07779A

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04/10/2025referred to codes

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

05/26/2026amend (t) and recommit to ways and means

05/26/2026print number 7779a

Go to topA07779 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAbsent

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezExcused

Go to topA07779 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07779 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7779--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 10, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STERN, GANDOLFO, BRONSON, BURDICK, CLARK, HEVESI,
 JACOBSON, KELLES, LEVENBERG, LUNSFORD, McMAHON, PAULIN, RAMOS, RIVERA,
 ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA, SIMON, STIRPE, WOERNER, ZINERMAN -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Codes -- reported and referred to the
 Committee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways
 and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to care for retired law
 enforcement and fire investigation dogs

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 844 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 844. Care for retired law enforcement and fire investigation dogs.
 4 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
 5 shall have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "Retired law enforcement dog" shall mean a dog that was previously
 7 in the service of or utilized by a law enforcement agency or a correc-
 8 tional agency in this state for the principal purpose of aiding in the
 9 detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of
 10 offenders and that received certification issued by the division or by
 11 the division of state police attesting to the satisfactory completion of
 12 a police canine training program.
 13 (b) "Retired fire investigation dog" shall mean a dog previously in
 14 the service of or utilized by a fire department as an ignitable liquid
 15 detection canine or otherwise trained to assist in fire investigation
 16 and that received certification issued by the office of fire prevention
 17 and control within the division of homeland security and emergency
 18 services or through another recognized fire investigation canine train-
 19 ing program attesting to the satisfactory completion of such training.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05766-02-6

 A. 7779--A 2

 1 (c) "Law enforcement agency" shall mean any agency or department of
 2 any municipality, any police district, or any agency, department,
 3 commission, authority or public benefit corporation in the state employ-
 4 ing a police officer or police officers as that term is defined in
 5 subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.
 6 (d) "Correctional agency" shall mean any agency or department operated
 7 by the state, a county, municipality, or city of New York having primary
 8 responsibility for the supervision, protection, care, custody, control,
 9 or investigation of incarcerated individuals in the state employing
 10 police officers as d